Windows 7 removed Ubuntu from boot options

[roger465]

I've had my laptop dual-boot with Ubuntu 10.03 and W7 for some time, and all has (mostly) been OK. Unfortunately, my windows installation was an upgrade from Vista, and always a bit of a pig's 4rse, so I deleted the partition and reinstalled it cleanly.


But now I no longer get a list of boot options, so I can't boot into Ubuntu.

Its partition is still there OK... PLEASE tell me I can get the dual-boot back...

Thanks :shock:

[macem29]

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

[krishnandu.sarkar]

Or https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows

[roger465]

Thanks guys - I'll give it a go, though with trepidation as I'm not sure I understand everything that's been said! Still, I'm a firm believer that, as with life in general, train wrecks are the only way to learn :(

[macem29]

good luck, if you take your time and do everything exactly as per the instruction you should be fine,
post back here with any questions or to change the thread to solved if it's all good, cheers mate

[roger465]

Woo-hoo! All sorted. I have no idea what I did, but (adopting Homer Simpson darkness-passing-over-face expression) I will some day...

Thanks guys!